Story 
Giving 
By Pam Lundy, Secretary 
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In January 2019, the Will Rogers High School Community Foundation Board of Directors established a brokerage account to invest a cash gift of $500,000 by Bill Comfort, class of 1955, with a request that each year approximately 10% of the initial gift (up to $50,000) be made available by the Foundation to Will Rogers High School for expenses, purchases, or capital improvements that would otherwise not be provided for through the Tulsa Public Schools budget system and which will fulfill the Foundation’s mission.
Since that time, the Foundation has had the opportunity to contribute funds for international travel for students, stipends for a strength and conditioning coach, athletic uniforms, a 4-wheeler for the campus, art supplies, a trip to New York City to attend “The Outsiders” musical on Broadway, and so much more.
In 2025, Mr. Comfort passed away, but his generosity will continue to make a difference in the lives of countless Ropers.
Foundation Update 
